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1 Challange and oppotunity to Water Resouces Management in Latin America and the Caribeann «Transboundary Water Management» Latin American Network of Basin Organisms LANBO Red Latinoamericana de Organismos de Cuencas RELOC Mauri Cesar Barbosa Pereira Colaborator RELOC 15 March, 2012,8:30 am

2 Contents Challenge for WRM in Latin America and the Caribbean. Opportunity for WRM in Latin America and the Caribbean. The LANBO in this process in Latin America and the Caribbean

3 Challanges Different levels of governance in the water resources management Federal/national management Federal and regional (states) management. Lack of information about the Basin Organisms Register and database Lack of capacitation in the Governance of WRM The capacity building are fragmented Few practices twin basin (exchange experiences) Same experience about transboundary water management

4 Opportunity Existence of legal framework in same countries At least: Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Mexico Organization of civil society and water users NGOs and technical associations Organized water users Many projects in basins Projects supported by international institutional Community organization water culture Many transboundary basin projects Shared projects governmental

5 On the world 263 river basin share 145 contries 50% of land surface 60% of freshwater 40% of world population 33 countries more 95% whole in the share basins In Latin America 38 basin with share waters 70% 0f land surface

6 Central America and Caribbean At least 21 basin with share waters

7 Bordes and transboundaries rivers in Brazil Amazon Basin Bordes and transboundaries rivers in Brazil Amazon Basin Maú Tacutu Oiapoque Uaupés Ig. Jarauaetê Içana Ig. Macapá Tocandirá Cuiari Negro Papury Inhambú Tiquié Traíra Caquetá Aupa Ig. Cunha Solimões Chumbuico Javari Juruá Purus Riohosio Madeira Ig. Cachoeira Ig. Cachoeira Progresso Ig. Envira Ig. Riozinho Ig. Sta. Rosa Chandlee Ig. Chambirá Yaco Abunã Mamoré Guaporé

8 Bordes and transboundaries rivers in Brazil Turvo Bocaina La Plata Basin C. Tarumã Santa Rita Corixo S.Matias Corixo Grande Lagoa Cáceres Paraguai Apa Paraná Iguaçu Sto. Antônio Peperiguacu Uruguai Quaraí Arroio Invernada Arroio S. Luiz Negro Jaguarão Arroio S. Miguel

9 BASINS OF BORDERS AND TRANSBOUNDARIES RIVERS Nº of Trnasboundaries Rivers Brazil - Guyana Francesa 2 Brazil Guyana 3 Brazil - Venezuela - Colombia 1 Brazil - Colombia 22 Brazil - Colombia - Peru 1 Initiative MAP Brazil;Bolivia;Peru Brazil - Peru 19 Brasil - Bolívia 17 Brazil - Bolivia - Paraguay 1 Brazil - Paraguay 3 Brazil - Argentina - Paraguaiy 1 Project Good Water Itaipu;Paraguay Brazil - Argentina 4 Brazil - Argentina - Uruguay 1 Brazil - Uruguay 8 Total 83

10 The LANBO RELOC History This network was created on August 5, 1998 in the city of Bogota (Colombia) In July 2007 during the general assembly of the International Network of Basin Organizations RIOC INBO, in Debrecen (Hungary), the National Water Agency (ANA) form Brazil to promote the restructuring of the RELOC LANBO In November 2008 was held general assembly of the RELOC LANBO, in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) 160 delegates, representing 67 institutions and 21 countries New board members (Colombia, Brasil, In November 2011 was held the Second General Assembly and was chosen LANBO Board integrated by the President of Panama (ANAM), Vice CAR (Colombia), the Permanent Technical Secretariat REBOB (Brazil) and vocal members of Cuba, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador and Paraguay

11 Area of operations RELOC - LANBO

12 The LANBO RELOC Objectives Objectives Promote a frank, open and friendship dialogue among its members to exchange experiences : > Encourage training and human resources development with emphasis on the development of national networks and the creation of basin organizations. > Actions to promote water management by river basins > Support training and education activities aimed at the general population, in terms of water management > Support the necessary actions for the proper, efficient and sustainable river basin management, whether surface or underground, national or transboundary > Promote interaction programs with the International Network of Basin Organizations RIOC INBO > Evaluate the actions undertaken and disseminate he results of its activities with the governments of different nations participating

13 The LANBO RELOC Members May become members of Network The national organization, bilateral or multilateral relations with the management of water resources in river basins of the Countries of Latin America and Caribbean. > Basin organismo (association,s, Committees, Cooporations > National Networks of Sabins Organismos (Brazil has the Brazil Network Basin Organisms, Nicaragua too) > National Intitutions responsabilty to Water Resouces Managment

14 MERCI / THANK YOU mauri.pereira@terra.com.br w w w. r e l o c r e l o b. o r g w o r l d w a t e r f o r u m 6. o r g solutionsforwater.org

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